Dreams do come true even if you have to wait a very long time. Julie's grandmother came over on Ellis Island while her friend Cordelia Grimm (great, great granddaughter of one of the Brothers Grimm) was sent back home. Cordelia's dream would...
A new report released Thursday provides a detailed look at the graduation rates of low-income college students. At many colleges, low-income students graduate at much lower rates than their high-income peers. At the University of...
Did you know that growing up facing adversity in your childhood home has an impact on your life that can last well into your adult years? The adversity negatively wires a developing brain. This can cause us to struggle with our relationships,...
It’s a common sight on Japanese mass transit: children troop through train cars, singly or in small groups, looking for seats. They wear knee socks, polished patent leather shoes, and plaid jumpers, with wide-brimmed hats fastened under...
On the evening of September 10, 2011, Taylonn Murphy took the subway to West Harlem to visit his eighteen-year-old daughter. He found her sitting on a bench, joking with her friends, in front of the building where she lived with her mother....
This year's preliminary federal report on crime in the United States, drawn from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system, is full of good news. Violent crimes decreased by 0.2 percent compared to...
Last year, the Texas Observer published an interview with Molly Molloy in which she argued that femicide in Juárez, Mexico is a myth . Molloy is a research librarian at New Mexico State University who has studied...
A new Vanderbilt University study suggests that public pre-kindergarten programs in Tennessee might actually negatively impact students as they advance through school, surprising experts and advocates alike. But the study’s lead...
Lara McLeod never wanted to report her rape. In those first few hours, the 19-year-old was barely able to put what had happened to her into words. Joaquin Rams, Lara’s older sister’s fiancé, had forced Lara to have sex with...
The first day of Building a Trauma-Informed Nation began with a greeting by Gary Slutkin, founder and director of Cure Violence . He wished a “good morning” to those in the West and a “good afternoon” to those of us in...
Beyond the lurid headlines, media fascination, and the made-for-TV exploits of drug lords, chronic violence along the U.S.-Mexico border is above all a social stressor, one that hugely impacts mental health outcomes for the countless thousands...
There are apps for losing weight, and apps that encourage people to exercise more. Then there are apps aimed at improving your mental health. A growing number of mobile applications are designed to help people track and manage their emotions...
A mind-altering drug called ketamine is changing the way some doctors treat depression. Encouraged by research showing that ketamine can relieve even the worst depression in a matter of hours, these doctors are giving the drug to some of their...
On any given day, about half a million children are living in foster care. They've been removed from violent or abusive households; many suffer physical and mental health problems that have gone untreated. Their need is acute but the response...